Homecoming Photo and Video Highlights
Middlebury College welcomed alumni back to campus October 11-13 for Homecoming on a spectacular fall weekend with foliage colors at their peak.
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Homecoming ’19 Photo and Video Highlights
Middlebury welcomed alumni back to campus for a beautiful fall weekend in which the Panther football team hung on for a one-point win to keep their perfect record.
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Author Carolyn Finney Joins Middlebury as Scholar in Residence
Finney, who wrote Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors, brings a climate justice perspective to the campus community.
Student’s ‘Project for Peace’ Challenges Racism through Oral History
| by Gaen Murphree
“Peace is disruptive,” says Middlebury junior Christine McDow, who was selected for a 2019 Projects for Peace grant. Davis’s project, “Listen Witness Amplify,” trained North Carolina teenagers in oral history and helped them give voice to lesser-heard stories, challenging received ideas about the past.
Lessons from the Suffrage Movement 100 Years after the 19th Amendment
History professor Amy Morsman enlisted the help of her first-year seminar students to curate an exhibit for the College’s art museum exploring the long history and uneven legacy of the woman suffrage movement.
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Steve Snyder’s Translation of Japanese Novel Named National Book Award Finalist
The dean of the Middlebury Language Schools and professor of Japanese studies discusses what it’s like to work with author Yoko Ogawa and why her book is relevant now.
Middlebury Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Inducts 13 New Members
Students inducted over Fall Family Weekend were recognized for their academic records during their first three years of college.
Laurie Patton Hosts New Podcast ‘Midd Moment’
Middlebury’s president talks with independent thinkers who are all tackling difficult issues and working for positive change.
Student Joins Effort to Unlock Genome of the African Diaspora
| by Gaen Murphree
Neuroscience major and Posse Scholar Megan Job ’21 spent her summer working on contemporary and historical DNA samples that will increase scientific understanding of the human genome overall.
Sophie Charron ’22 Wins Ward Prize for First-Year Writing
Charron was one of 37 students honored for excellence in writing during the annual celebration over Fall Family Weekend.